◆English

Enrollment Category: Arts and Sciences

Degree Granted: Bachelor of Literature

With rich education experience, English major has been approved as construction major among Sichuan Provincial-level First-Class Majors with the course American Literature as the Sichuan Provincial-level First-Class Course. In the 2016 Sichuan Provincial-level Undergraduate Major Evaluation, its comprehensive evaluation rank was among the excellent grade of similar universities and colleges. This major has abundant qualified teachers. Among those, one professor is a member of the Sichuan Teaching Guidance Committee for Foreign Languages and Literature Majors, one professor is a candidate for Sichuan Academic and Technical Leaders, one associate professor is a director of the Sichuan Translators Association, and many of them were awarded in national and provincial teaching competitions.

The major is based on the model of “English+ Business/Education/Language and Literature”, aiming to cultivate the talents of all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor, who have solid basic language skills, solid cultural knowledge and profound humanistic quality, who are able to master the necessary relevant professional knowledge, and who have basic international business ability, English language education ability, or the ability to perform further studies in majors within language and culture.

Graduates of this major can use English proficiently to engage in  business, foreign affairs, translation, management, economics and trade, education, cultural exchanges and other related work in the government, foreign-related enterprises, cultural tourism, press and publication, education and teaching, and other employment units.

Main Courses

Major Compulsory Courses: English Writing, Comprehensive English, Advanced English, English Grammar, Research Methods and Academic Writing, and so on.

Business Modules: English for International Marketing, English for International Trade, and so on.

Educational Modules: Educational Psychology, English Teaching Methodology, and so on.

Language and Literature Modules: History of English Language, Literary Theories and Criticisms, and so on.

Major Optional Courses: Practice of Cross-border E-commerce, Business English Reading, English Curriculum Design, Pedagogy, Selected  Readings from English Poems, Comparison of English and Chinese in Culture and Linguistics, and so on.

Historical Evolution:

In 2000, the English major in CUIT was set up and recruited students.

In 2002, the English major were divided into two directions: “International Trade” and “Law Related to Foreign Affairs”.

In 2014, the English major were divided into directions of “Translation” and “Business English” for juniors and seniors.

In 2018, the “Translation” direction of the English major was approved to be independently set as the major of Translation & Interpreting; a series of course modules of “Education” and “Business English” were added into the English major.

In 2022, a series of course modules of “Language and Literature”were added to assist students in the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.

By 2022, the English major in School of Foreign Languages have cultivated more than 1,700 graduates in 16 years of graduation.